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Shooting guard Mike Dunleavy led the Bulls attack, as he scored 35 points with eight three-pointers from 10 attempts.

This was in stark contrast to the
33-year-old's form going into the Verizon Center clash as he had only
recorded 21 points after the first two matches.

On fire: Chicago's Mike Dunleavy (right) scored 35 points to lead them to a 100-97 win vs Washington

Gone: Washington's Nene (left) was ejected from the game after clashing with Jimmy Butler (right)

Map to victory: How the road to the NBA Finals looks for each team in the East and Western Conferences

SATURDAY FIXTURES

Eastern Conference

Indiana (1) @ Atlanta (8)

(Atlanta lead the series 2-1)

Miami (2) @ Charlotte (7)

(Miami lead the series 2-0)

Western Conference

San Antonio (1) @ Dallas (8)

(Series tied 1-1)

Oklahoma City (2) @ Memphis (7)

(Memphis lead the series 2-1)

On his display Dunleavy said: 'I feel like I've been shooting the ball well, just haven't had a ton of looks. Tonight I had a couple layups go in, and the basket starts getting bigger. Hit a couple threes early, and it just kind of snowballs from there.'

Dunleavy's efforts were supported by team-mates Carlos Boozer, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and D.J. Augustin who all recorded double figures.

For the hosts, Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 25 points while John Wall ended the match with 23 points and seven assists.

The game was also marred by controversy
when Washington's power forward Nene was ejected in the fourth quarter
for two technical fouls after grabbing Butler's neck following an
altercation inside the paint.

Game 4 between the two takes place on Sunday in the capital state.

For the Rockets they revived their Western Conference series against the Portland Trail Blazers with a dramatic 121-116 overtime win.

Fairytale moment: Houston's Troy Daniels (centre) scored a late three-pointer to help them beat Portland

Sheer joy: Houston's 121-116 overtime win at Portland now means they trail 2-1 in the series

With the game tied at 116-116, Houston rookie Troy Daniels sank a three-pointer with 11 seconds left to put them 119-116 ahead.

13 days prior Daniels was playing in the NBA Development League and now he was the Rockets hero.

Shooting
guard James Harden collected 37 points, nine rebounds and six assists
for the visitors while centre Dwight Howard added 24 points and 14
rebounds for the winners.

Damian Lillard scored 30 points with six rebounds and six assists for the Trail Blazers who play host to Game 4 on Sunday night at the Moda Center again.